5 CHALLENGES COURIER COMPANIES FACE WHILE DOING MEDICAL DELIVERIES

1. 5 CHALLENGES COURIER COMPANIES FACE WHILE DOING MEDICAL DELIVERIES

2. WHAT ALL DO MEDICAL DELIVERIES INCLUDE? If we think about it, Medical Deliveries can include almost anything. • MACHINERY: Oxygen cylinders, dialysis machines, defibrillators etc. • EQUIPMENT: Syringes, needles, masks and gloves, surgical equipment, stethoscopes etc. • DRUGS and CHEMICALS: This is self-explanatory.

3. DELIVERY DEADLINES As far as medical deliveries are concerned, delivery deadlines become all the more important because in many cases, it may involve the matter of life and death. Medical couriers also do not have any kind of a time cushion for completion of delivery, which makes each second all the more tense and important. Even the slightest miscommunication can lead to bigger ramifications.

4. SAFETY Medical deliveries are the trickiest and probably the most fragile couriers out there. This is primarily because companies need to take utmost safety precautions. When transporting specimens or samples, they have to be done in vacuum sealed chambers which too cannot take much bumps or damage or else it’ll be irreparably damaged. Then there’s also the threat to the drivers as the spilling of even prolonged exposure to harmful chemicals can cause future mishaps.

5. ADDITIONAL AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Courier companies need to prepare their vehicles for any and every type of medical package. Some drugs and chemicals require to be kept in a specific temperature to prevent spoilage that’ll render them useless. Dialysis machines, oxygen tanks and other such machines can be damaged and are even inflammable. Thus, companies require harnesses and other such apparatus to keep them stable. Courier companies also need to spend on technologies that instantly adapts to changing patient needs.

6. EXTRA CAUTION AND TRANSPARENCY Medical deliveries are something that every party involved constantly wants to keep track of. While other kinds of deliveries may have the option of scheduling a delivery as urgent or not, medical deliveries are urgent most of the times and require companies to keep updating the recipient without fail. Other steps include ensuring the vetting of everyone handling the medical couriers as well as spending more on efficient tracking mechanisms.

7. WORKFORCE REQUIREMENTS Medical courier companies often face a problem when patients desire the same driver to handle all their deliveries. This is because the latter far outnumber the staff of such companies, thus creating workforce shortages. For medical couriers, companies require drivers with basic medical knowledge so that the latter can judge the situation and handle it, if something goes slightly wrong during delivery. Eg. If a sealed box is exposed from a side or there are signs of decay in perishable medical couriers.

8. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS The solutions to these challenges are in these challenges itself! Medical couriers are indeed tricky and if companies need to perfect this, additional investments are needed. These investments shall be directed towards hiring a professionally able staff that can handle these couriers with utmost care. Additionally, tie ups are required with agencies that would readily provide the protective equipment to safely package the couriers as well as provide a level of safety to the ones shipping them.

9. WHO TO TRUST FOR SAFE MEDICAL DELIVERIES? You should only trust a company that provides a wide variety of medical deliverables as well as is trusted for it’s quickness, efficiency and safety - the 3 main requisites for successful medical deliveries. SENPEX COURIERS is your go-to option in such a case. From bio specimens to surgical equipment, vaccines, samples and pharmacy among others, Senpex can deliver it all. Contact Today at 669-777-5733 or e-mail us at contact@senpex.com

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